Mag Launch Countdown Giveaway #5!

With just a few weeks to go until the February issue of Flea Market Style is available, we continue to celebrate. Today's Giveaway #5, three beautiful bottle stoppers valued at $32 to $38, will be divided among three lucky winners!

Donated by Rosanna at Bella Villa, the show-stopping toppers are U.S.-made from a vintage glass door knob and two fence finials.

Fret not if you covet them for your very own! Just leave a comment here by 8 p.m. Central Standard Time on Wednesday, Feb. 2, and you are entered for a chance to win! Then check back Thursday for results!

Our list of winners is growing! Our congratulations to Gracie's Cottage and Curtains in my Tree, winners ofthe $50 gift certificate and groovy Yo Yo pillow in Giveaway #4 from Rue de la Paix and Remixed Stitches!

Winners will be chosen by random number generator. If we are unable to contact any winner, another will be chosen within 5 working days.

Mag Launch Countdown Giveaway #4

It's a two-way Giveaway #4!

Yes, it's true. We are so excited about the imminent arrival of the latest Flea Market Style that have whipped ourselves into a frenzy of generosity (you knew we were the big-hearted types, all along!).

So today, you get not one, but two chances to win. First up: a $50 Gift Certificate to Rue de la Paix Hats online store.

Indulge your yen for antique hats and millinery trims, vintage fashions and more! Once your head (gear) is in the game...

...check out the Beautiful YoYo Pillow from Remixed Stitches!

Valued at $38, this Yo Yo pillow is hand made from 100% unbleached Drill cotton, appliqued with a piece from a vintage Yo Yo quilt. (Fun fact: The Yo Yo quilt was a popular quilt-making style from the 1920s to 1940s. A Yo Yo is a small piece of fabric that is gathered and hand sewn into a dimensional circle. The circles are then sewn together to form a three-dimensional quilt.)

And what is required of you to enter for these two great giveaways? Less than you would expect! Just leave a comment at the end of this post by 8 p.m. Central Standard Time on Saturday, Jan. 29!

And leave the rest to us!

Speaking of winners, we've got one! Congratulations to Margo (not FMS team member, but a different Margo), winner of the Royal Crown Cake Stand from French Bleu Vintage!

Two winners will be chosen by random number generator. If we are unable to contact any winner, another will be chosen within 5 working days.

Mag Launch Countdown Giveaway #3!

The impending release of the second issue of Flea Market Style mag in mid-February makes us crave a celebratory piece of cake. The dark chocolate kind, with beautifully piped frosting and scattered with perfectly shaped candied violets.

A beautiful cake deserves a perfect platter. And you, lucky readers, have a chance to get one! This beautiful Royal Crown cake stand is Giveaway #3 in our countdown to the magazine release! Donated by Adrienne at French Bleu Vintage,

it stands about 6" high and 8" wide (before you add that triple-layer torte) and is valued at $25.

How to have your cake (stand)? Just comment here -- no tweets, no sign-ups; just say "hey" -- by 8 p.m. Central Standard Time on Wednesday, Jan. 26 (and make sure we can contact you!)

Check back Thursday to see if it's time for you to fire up your oven! Among our list of growing winners:

#2) Brenda with comment #2, is the lucky recipient of the dog door stop from Simply Cool.

Mag Launch Countdown Giveaway #2!

You've heard of the dog days of August? Try our new and improved, winterized version!

This cool canine is Giveaway #2 in our countdown to the February issue of Flea Market Style magazine! Maria Wheeler of Simply Cool Stuff offers this lovely vintage Dog Door Stop, an homage to her beloved Sheyna, who bestowed unconditional love.

Made of cast iron with a neat patina, this item was designed as a door stop, but could keep guard anywhere in your home. It weighs 1 pound and measures 6 1/2" by 3" high and wide.

So jump on this giveaway like a dog on a bone! To enter, just leave a comment -- be sure you let us know where to reach you -- by 6 p.m. Central Standard Time on Saturday, Jan. 22.

Watch this space Monday for results and a chance at several more giveaways!

And congratulations to mrsgrom, winner of Giveaway #1, the $35 gift certificate to Bellalulu's etsy site!

Mag Launch Countdown Giveaway #1!

Frankly, we're giddy at the prospect that the second issue of Flea Market Style is less than a month away!

Issues should begin arriving on newsstands by mid-February. To celebrate the mag's auspicious -- and highly anticipated! -- arrival, our team plans to fete you with several fabulous giveaway items.

Yes, free stuff! And most weeks there will be more than one, so visit frequently.

And here's the best part: You don't have to join anything, tweet anything or promise us your first-born. To enter, just leave a comment!

(And for those anonymous commenters, make sure that we can contact you).

Without further adieu, we bring you Giveaway #1!

Jill at Bellalulu offers a $35 gift certificate to her ETSY store, chock full of totally cool vintage items. (Doesn't the mirror on a metal heart stand make your own ticker beat a little faster?!)

Enter by Wednesday, Jan. 19, 6 pm, Central Standard Time, and watch this space for the lucky winner's name and a chance at many more giveaways!

Guest post: New space from old stuff

I love to use vintage items for storage.

Our home has vintage items all over that serve a double purpose. They look great and they usually hide or hold something nice.

My studio is lacking in space so I store (hide is more like it) many of the art supplies I need on a daily basis in vintage suitcases.

Every one of these suitcases is full of either magazines, business receipts, paints, vintage papers, etc.

Another favorite for convenient "storage" is my collection of vintage ladders.



I have them throughout the house.

I love all of the uses you can come up with for ladders.
I use one next to our couch to hold quilts to make them easily accessible for the children.

I also have two in my studio. They hold product before it goes out and I have nails all over another that holds my original art before it is sold.

One of the easiest ways to use vintage for storage is a toolbox.



I have a few that hold art supplies, vintage bits and even books in our living room.

A tarnished silver pitcher that belonged to my mom holds our television remotes.




All of our family games are stored in an old trunk and the dishtowels next to my sink rest in a vintage bowl.
There are so many ways you can incorporate vintage items into your home for storage.
What are some of your favorite vintage storage ideas?

Jeanne from Bushel and a Peck

2011 Issue Pre-orders Now Available

Hello all you eager readers!
Flea Market Style Spring/Summer 2011 will be available on newsstands mid-February. If you like the idea of ordering online, Margo is taking pre-orders on her website for both domestic (Canada included), and International shipping.

Please click here for more information.

Offered by an independent seller, not affiliated with Harris Publications.

Announcing Fall Issue for 2011

Hello Dear Readers!

We have exciting news for 2011...we'll be bringing you a double dose of Flea Market Style!

Our Spring issue is all wrapped up and will be on newsstands nationwide in a very short 7 weeks.

In addition we are thrilled to announce we are busy working on Fall 2011!

Visions of hay bales, pumpkins, hot cider and warm, cozy homes are on our minds.

We're looking forward to bringing you new and exciting stories filled with flea market inspiration, incredible locations and abundant tips & ideas highlighting the gorgeous autumnal season!

Thank you dear readers for making this possible! Our Team is very grateful for your support!

Here's to an amazing New Year!
Heather